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Native Script:신발끈 팁
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /kkeut.bu.bun/
"운동화 끈의 플라스틱 끝부분이 부러졌다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A small plastic or metal sheath attached to each end of a shoelace or cord to prevent it from fraying.
"He carefully threaded the frayed lace through the eyelet once the plastic aglet was repaired." - 2
A decorative pendant or metal tag on the end of a ribbon, cord, or garment lace, historically common in medieval and Renaissance clothing.
"The aristocratic doublet was lavishly adorned with gold aglets dangling from the velvet ribbons."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word originates from the Old French 'aguillette', a diminutive of 'aiguille', meaning 'needle', derived from the Late Latin 'acicula'. Entering Middle English in the 15th century, it initially referred to a decorative tag or metal sheath on the end of a ribbon or lace, before evolving to designate the plastic or metal tip found on shoelaces.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Aglet" is said worldwide
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ferret
Transliteration: /fɛ.ʁɛ/
"L'aglette de sa chaussure s'est détachée."
Senkelstift
Transliteration: /ˈsɛŋkl̩ˌʃtɪft/
"Der Plastikstift am Ende des Schnürsenkels heißt Senkelstift."
puntale
Transliteration: /punˈta.le/
"Il puntale della stringa si è rotto."
carlancas
Transliteration: /kaɾˈlaŋkas/
Script: herrete
"El herrete del cordón impide que se deshilache."
ponteira
Transliteration: /põˈtej.ɾɐ/
"A ponteira do cadarço quebrou."
シューレースの先端
Transliteration: jooton ke feete ka sira
Script: जूते के फीते का सिरा
"जूते के फीते के सिरे पर प्लास्टिक का खोल होता है।"
鞋带头
Transliteration: /xié dài tóu/
"这根鞋带的塑料鞋带头坏了。"
끝부분
Transliteration: /kkeut.bu.bun/
Script: 신발끈 팁
"운동화 끈의 플라스틱 끝부분이 부러졌다."
セルティック
Transliteration: /serutikku/
Script: セルチップ
"靴紐のプラスチックの先端をセルチップと呼びます。"
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